EU rewetting scheme in doubt after MEP group walks away from negotiations 

Concerns around so-called ''rewetting', which means saturating peatland to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, have led to the three Government parties taking different stances on the commission’s proposals.

EU politicians have been accused of failing future generations after walking away from negotiations on the most comprehensive nature protection measures in three decades.

The European People’s Party (EPP), which represents around 177 of 705 MEPs, including Fine Gael, left negotiations on the Nature Restoration Law which aims to restore at least 20% of the EU’s damaged land and sea areas by 2030, and all ecosystems by 2050.